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Nemaha Co Road & Bridge Dept Getting New Equipment

By Greg Bebermeyer and Heidi Wolfgang

01/08/2016

(KMZA)--The Nemaha County Road and Bridge Department will be getting two new pieces of equipment.

The Nemaha County Commission this week accepted a bid from Foley Equipment, of Topeka, for the purchase of a 2016 12M3 Caterpillar motor grader for $167,458 with the trade-in of a 2006 grader.

The Commission also accepted a bid from Murphy Tractor, of Topeka for the purchase of a 2015 John Deere 210G excavator at a cost of $138,000 with the trade-in of a 2003 Caterpillar excavator.

In other business, an engineering firm has been selected to conduct the county’s 2016 bridge inspections.

The Commission voted to accept the low bid submitted by Elite Engineering Services, of Gardener, at $61.50 per bridge. It was among three bids received.

An estimated 334 bridges will be inspected this year.

Also Sheriff Rich Vernon informed Commissioners of the hiring of two new sheriff’s department employees. Vernon said Lane Bachamp has been hired as a full-time corrections officer and Jeremy Haug as a relief correction’s officer. Bachamp began work for the county on December 31st and Haug began work Wednesday. Both will be paid $12.75 an hour.

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